Community-Led COVID-19 Testing Intervention to Address Mistrust

Purpose

The goal of this adapted intervention study is to assess how community-led group discussions about health-related topics may alter beliefs and intentions regarding healthcare recommendations, such as COVID-19 testing and vaccination.

Conditions

  • COVID-19
  • Trust

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • 18 years or older - Resident of one of the 9 housing authority agencies - Willing to participate in Zoom meetings and complete online assessments at baseline, 14-week, and 18-week timepoints - Ability to read, speak, and understand English

Exclusion Criteria

  • May not have participated in Study 1

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Participants randomly assigned to intervention or control group; repeated measure assessments at 0 weeks, 14 weeks, and 18 weeks
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
No Intervention
Control 		non-intervention control (participants complete surveys only)
Experimental
Intervention 		Participants engage in weekly community-led small group discussions about health-related topics and answer surveys at 0, 14, and 18 week time points
  • Behavioral: Community-led discussion
    Participants engage in weekly community-led small group discussions about health related topics

Recruiting Locations

More Details

NCT ID
NCT07166770
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Old Dominion University

Detailed Description

Eligible participants were randomized to intervention or control group. Intervention group participants met virtually with other community member participants in small discussion groups once a week for 75 minutes over the course of 14 weeks. The online discussion groups were led by peer mentor facilitators and supported by a research team member. Discussion topics included current events and other health related topics. Control group participants did not meet in weekly discussion groups. At approximately the 0 weeks, 14 weeks, and 18 weeks time points, all participants answered online surveys about health related topics. At the 14 weeks and 18 weeks time points, all participants were asked to self-administer a COVID-19 test that investigators provide.